Manfred Schatz

Manfred Schatz (born December 10, 1925 in Bad Stepenitz , † October 24, 2004 in Meerbusch ) was a German painter .

In 1975, Manfred Schatz was elected the most important living wildlife painter of his time by an international jury. His often large-format animal paintings are sought-after collector's items and can be found in museums around the world. He particularly distinguished himself by depicting wild animals in motion and in three-dimensional paintings. For some collectors he is considered a representative of an independent late impressionism . From an art-historical point of view, however, this assessment cannot be accepted; his style and iconography are - measured against the development of painting in the 20th century - anachronistic. This is particularly evident in the pictures of the hunting scenes. His animal pictures often show animals in aggressive pose or on the run from the hunter. However, especially in his early days in the 1950s, Schatz was already part of the Düsseldorf School due to his landscape paintings of the Lower Rhine.

literature

• Manfred Schatz: Moments of movement. The new era of wildlife painting. Munich 1996
• Wolfgang Köpp: The lonely reputation . Grevesmühlen
• Wolfgang Köpp: Silence on the long break . Grevesmühlen 2005
• Wolfgang Köpp: Manfred Schatz Museum Guide . 2002

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Manfred Schatz. Moments of movement. P. 121ff.
2. ↑ Manfred Schatz. Moments of movement. Pp. 136-137, pp. 146ff.
3. ↑ Manfred Schatz: Moments of Movement. P. 104ff.

Web links

• Literature by and about Manfred Schatz in the catalog of the German National Library